The Ancient History of the Egyptians, Carthaginians, Assyrians, Babylonians, Medes and Persians, Macedonians, and Grecians

OF THE EIGHT VOLUMES.

The Foundation of the Empire of the Persians and Medes, by
Cyrus : Containing the Reigns of Cyrus, of Cambyses, and
Smerdis the Magus.

BOOK FIFTH,
The History of the Origin and first Settlement of the several
States and Governments of Greece.

BOOK SIXTH.
The History of the Persians and Grecians.

VOL. III.

BOOK SIXTH CONTINUED.

The History of the Persians and Grecians.

BOOKS SEVENTH AND EIGHTH.

The History of the Persians and Grecians.

BOOK NINTH.

The History of the Persians and Grecians ; continued during the

first fifteen Years of the Reign of Artaxerxes Mnemon.

VOL. IV.

BOOK NINTH CONTINUED.
The Ancient History of the Persians and Grecians,

VOL. 1,

CONTENTS OF THE EIGHT VOLUMES.

BOOK TENTH.
The Ancient History of the Persians and Grecians.

BOOK ELEVenta.
The History of Dionysius the Elder and Younger, Tyrants of

Syracuse.
BOOKS TWELFTH AND THIRTEENTH.
The History of the Persians and Grecians.

BOOK FOURTEENTH.
The History of Philip.

VOL. V.

BOOK FIFTEENTH.

The History of Alexander.

BOOK SIXTEENTH.

The History of Alexander's Successors.

VOL. VI.

BOOK SIXTEENTH CONTINUED.

The History of Alexander's Successors.

BOOK SEVENTEENTH.

The History of Alexander's Successors.

BOOK EIGHTEENTH.

Sequel of the History of Alexander's Successors.

VOL. VII.

BOOK EIGHTEENTH CONTINUED.

Sequel of the History of Alexander's Successors.

BOOK NINETEENTH.

Sequel of the History of Alexander's Successors.

BOOK TWENTIETH.

The History of Alexander's Successors concluded.

VOL. VIII.

BOOK TWENTY FIRST.

The History of Syracuse.

BOOK Twentr second.

The History of Pontus.

BOOK Twentr THIRD.

The History of Egypt

CONTENTS OF THE FIRST VOLUME.

INTRODUCTION.

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1 HE usefulness of profane history, especially with regard

Feasts of Bacchus, ..

The feasts of Eleusis,

Of augurs, oracles, &c. ..

Of augurs,

..

Of oracles, - . .

Of the games and combats,

Of the athletæ or combatants,

Of wrestling,

Of boxing, or the cestus, .

Of the pancratium, - .

Of the discus or quoit,

Of the pentathlum,

Of races,

I. Of the foot race,

II. Of the horse races,

III. Of the chariot races, . . .

Of the honours and rewards granted to the victors, . 106

The different taste of the Greeks and Romans in regard to

public shows, . . . . 110

Of the prizes of wit, and the shows and representations of

the theatre, - - - - - - - 114

152

168

170

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Extraordinary passion of the Athenians for the entertainments

of the stage. Emulation of the poets in disputing the prizes

in those representations. A short idea of dramatic poetry, 117

The origin and progress of tragedy, - - 120

of the ancient, middle, and new comedy,

adre, and new comedy, -

135

-

The theatre of the ancients described, - - 146

Passion for the representations of the theatre, one of the prin-

cipal causes of the degeneracy and corruption of the Athe-

nian state,

Epochas of the Jewish history,

166

Roman history,

167

The origin and condition of the Elotæ or Helots,

Lycurgus, the Lacedemonian lawgiver,

.

War between the Argives and Lacedemonians, . 191

Wars between the Messenians and Lacedemonians, .. 173

The first Messenian war, - - . . ibid.

The second Messenian war,

The kingdom of Egypt,

Thrace and Bithynia, &c.

195

Kings of Bithynia, &c.

Kings of Syracuse, - -

205

Other kings, . . . , . ibid.

Catalogue of the editions of the principal Greek authors

180

THE ANCIENT HISTORY OF THE EGYPTIANS.

PART I.

PAGE

18,

The description of Egypt, with an account of what is most

remarkable and curious in that country,

Chap. I. Thebais,

II. Middle Egypt, or Heptanomis,

Sect. I. The obelisks,

II. The pyramids,

III. The labyrinth,

IV. The lake of Moeris,

V. The inundations of the Nile,

1. The source of the Nile, - - - 16

2. The cataracts of the Nile, - , ibid.

3. The causes of the inundations of the Nile, . 17

4. The time and continuance of the inundations, 18

5. The height of the inundations, . - 19

6. The canals of the Nile and spiral pumps, - 21

7. The fertility caused by the Nile, .. - 22

8. Two different prospects exhibited by the Nile,

9. The canal formed by the Nile, by which a com-

munication is made betwen the two seas, - 26

Chap. III. Lower Egypt, · · ·

PART II.

of the manners and customs of the Egyptians, .

Chap. I. Concerning their kings and government, -

11. Concerning the priests and religion of the Egyp-

tians, - - - - -

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